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AWS BVAg-8b vs. EN 1.3551 Steel

AWS BVAg-8b belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals classification, while EN 1.3551 steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 15 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (12, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is AWS BVAg-8b and the bottom bar is EN 1.3551 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 84
190
Poisson's Ratio 0.36
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 31
75
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 170
720

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 140
260
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 800
1490
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 780
1450
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 280
460
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 19
13

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Density, g/cm3 10
7.9

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 4.7
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 15
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 4.7
26
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 6.8
23
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 7.6
21

Alloy Composition

Cadmium (Cd), % 0 to 0.0010
0
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.0050
0.77 to 0.85
Chromium (Cr), % 0
3.9 to 4.3
Copper (Cu), % 26.8 to 29.2
0 to 0.3
Iron (Fe), % 0
88.8 to 91.1
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.0020
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0.15 to 0.35
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
4.0 to 4.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0.3 to 0.7
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.0020
0 to 0.025
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 0.4
Silver (Ag), % 70.5 to 72.5
0
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.015
Tungsten (W), % 0
0 to 0.25
Vanadium (V), % 0
0.9 to 1.1
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.0010
0